The Home Office has announced that in an attempt to tackle the issue of drug dealers, fraudsters and terrorists using crypto to hide and raise money, it’s giving new powers to the police.
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Cryptocurrency
Bogus Bitcoin Boffin
A High Court judge has ruled that Australian computer scientist Dr Craig Wright is not the inventor of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency, despite him claiming to be so since 2016.
Read More Bitcoin Value Hits New High
With the famously volatile Bitcoin cryptocurrency briefly hitting a new all-time high value of $69,000 recently, we look at the reasons why this happened and what could happen next.
Read More Do Hackers Get Pensions & Sick Pay?
Kaspersky research has shown that hackers are now being recruited with dark web job ads offering huge salaries and benefits!
Read More No Bank Robberies For First Time Ever (in Denmark)
Although figures show no bank robberies last year in Denmark, it appears online banking fraud and other forms of digital crime are now replacing the traditional ‘hold-up’.
Read More Digital Dosh
With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launching India’s first pilot for a retail digital rupee (e₹-R/eINR/E-Rupee) this month, we look at what this means and what the benefits could be.
Read More Environmental Ethereum?
₿ The most popular altcoin and second-largest cryptocurrency by volume, Ethereum, has switched to a new operating model which uses 99.95% less energy. ₿
Read More Most People To Have Digital Wallets By 2026
While some people are busy asking whether we’re seeing the death of cryptocurrencies, a new report says 60% of us will be using digital wallets by 2026. Digital Wallet Usage Driven By ‘Superapps’ A Juniper Research study says that the presence of ‘superapps’ will drive digital wallet use in developing […]
Read More Dramatic Decrease in Crypto Consumption of Power
Rising electricity prices, energy-hungry crypto mining operations and falling cryptocurrency prices are thought to be behind a significant decrease in the amount of electricity being used for crypto mining. What Is Crypto Mining? Crypto mining, such as Bitcoin mining, uses specialised computers that are constantly powered-on and connected to the […]
Read More What Is A Blockchain Domain?
In this tech-insight, we look at what a blockchain domain is, what it is used for, how to buy one, and what may bring them more into mainstream usage.
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